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Old 09-22-2020, 12:24 PM
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I thought goo gone was citrous based. But that was based on the fact that it smells like oranges.

I was at an airfield once and this guy bought an older rv6. He had never owned an airplane. He decided he would make his new baby sparkle and cleaned the canopy with windex. It was all crazed. Terrible. I must have cried, but he just didn’t know. Neither did I. But that lesson stuck with me. Poor guy. Not a builder so not prepared fir the rigours of a canopy replacement. Not an easy job for a non hands on type person.

My big fear is that somebody comes along and decides to clean my canopy to “help”. Keep your windex hidden or hooked up to 220 volts.
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Old 09-22-2020, 05:51 PM
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Isn’t goo gone citrus based? It sure smells like it is. I have used it to get sticker goo off airplane parts and it has worked well. I’ve used it on canopy goo, but I wash it right away afterwards with soap and water, so I don’t know what the effect is if you don’t wash off the goo gone.
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Old 09-22-2020, 06:16 PM
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WD-40, microfiber cloth, Windex. Apply heat if wrangling thick bits.
Van's explicitly says not to use window cleaners (e.g. Windex).
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Old 09-23-2020, 05:50 AM
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Default Read the ingredients label

The original Goo Gone contains petroleum distillates. There are other Goo Gone variants out there such as Goo Gone Gel but I am not familiar with these. Read the label on the back. It will list the chemical contents. As I said before, use Varsol or mineral spirits. It’s nothing more than petroleum distillates and far cheaper than Goo Gone and no perfume.
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Old 10-11-2020, 08:16 PM
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I went out to the hangar this afternoon, armed with a can of Bestine Solvent and Thinner, and some rags. With a light coating of the solvent on the rag, I began to rub the goo, and slowly but surely, the goo came off.

If I had to do it again, I'd recommend Bestine solvent and thinner for the job.
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Old 10-12-2020, 04:34 AM
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I went out to the hangar this afternoon, armed with a can of Bestine Solvent and Thinner, and some rags. With a light coating of the solvent on the rag, I began to rub the goo, and slowly but surely, the goo came off.

If I had to do it again, I'd recommend Bestine solvent and thinner for the job.
What surface were you cleaning the goo off of?
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Old 10-12-2020, 05:59 AM
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3M adhesive remover.
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Old 10-12-2020, 06:05 AM
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Default Use cloth duck tape- no chemicals

Just use the cloth duck tape. Press it on and take it off at an angle a few times. Best way to remove goo or sticky from anything.
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Old 10-12-2020, 08:39 AM
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What surface were you cleaning the goo off of?
Hi Glenn. Cleaning the goo off the canopy.
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Old 10-18-2020, 12:30 PM
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The best product by far for removing such "goo" on perspex is eucalyptus oil. It will also get dried up masking tape and the likes off as well.

Naturally it works on all surfaces but eucalyptus oil is especially kind to plastics.
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